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0. P. B. PEG K. BOX WITH TWO OOMPARTMENTS.

No. 487,042. Patented Sept. 23, 1890- WITNESSES:

ZQ M M W UNITED STATES CHARLES r. B. rnox,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

BOX WITH TWO COMPARTMENTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 437,042, datedSeptember 23, 1890.

Application filed February 7, 1888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES P. B. PEoK, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Boxes or Cases, of which thefollowingisa specification.

My invention consists of a box or case of boxboard,leather, or othersuitable material, made of one piece, cut to the shape desired, andfolded .to form two distinct compartments united at their base by acontinuation of the web, so as to permit of their being opened at thetop away from each other, and provided with a suitable clasp (also ofthe same piece of material) to close and secure them together, all ashereinafter more fully described, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a view of the box orcase in perspective, partially opened, in good position for removal ofcontents. Fig. 2 rep resents a plan view of the'sheet spread out flatafter it has been out to the proper shape and previous to folding,dotted lines showing where the sheet or blank is to be folded.

On the drawings, A indicates one receptaole, and B the other.

0 indicates the clasp -flap, which, when folded over, engages with aslit D in the opposite side of the opposite compartment, se curing bothparts together and covering the opening. The material is cutaway orcurved, as shown at E, to facilitate removal of contents. The twopar'tsare connected at F, each having its own bottom, the web continuation Fbeing outside of the bottom of each receptacle, and left free, so thateach bottom rises away from it as opened. The flap ct, folded at rightangle to the sheet, forms the bottom of the receptacle A, and the flapb, folded at right angle to the sheet, forms the bottom of receptacleB.. The parts 0 and d form the two faces of" receptacle A, and the parts6, f, and 9 form the edge or side faces thereto. The fold is made whereshown by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

To complete thereceptacle A and strengthen and secure its bottom inposition, the parts 0 and p are turned so as to fit thereto either overor under the bottom flap 0t, and pasted,

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stitched, or otherwise secured thereto. The outer edges of the flaps eand g are lapped, and also pasted, stitched, or otherwise securedtogether, and the receptacle A is complete. The receptacle B is formedup in the same manner, the flap b becoming its bottom, with (afterfolding) the parts m and n lapping and secured thereto, the parts it and'6 constituting its main faces, and the parts j, k, and Z forming theedges of the receptacle, j and Z being lapped and secured together.

I do not confine myself to material, but use paper, box-board, leather,&c.

The parts where united may be secured by pasting, stitching, orriveting, and if metal is used, by soldering, brazing, &c.

The two receptacles are twins, joined by the web F, and when closedunited at the top by the clasp 0. They may be opened so as to spread outfiat. They are intended for cigarettes, cigars, candies, chocolates,pencils, crayons, tablets, and many other articles which dealers mayfind desirable to sell in cases.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A box comprising two receptacles or compartments Aand B, each havingits own bottom, the receptacles being held in union at their'base by aweb F, extending from the outermost bottom edge of each, to which edgesit is united, but not elsewhere, so that the two receptacles may beopened away from each other, essentially as shown and described.

2. A box or case of two receptacles or compartments A and B, heldtogether by a web F, the receptacle A, formed of the parts 0, d, e, f,and g, folded so that the parts 6 and g overlap, and the part a, formingits bottom with the parts 0 and p lapped thereto, the edges where lappedor joined being secured together, the receptacle B, formed of the partsIt, 6, 3,70, and Z, folded so that the parts j and l overlap, and thepart 17, forming its bottom, with the parts m and n lapped thereto, theedges where lapped being secured together, essentially as shown anddescribed.

CHAS. P. B. PEOK.

